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In the "Letter from Birmingham jail" King directly responds to white clergymen who were critical of his work. Martin Luther King uses ethical appeal and personal experiences to show the flaws and hypocrisy in the claims of the clergymen. In order to show the audience how it feels from the eyes of the oppressed  so they can reconsider why they may take sides with the oppressor.

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King utilizes contemplative strategies as a means of evoking sympathy in the religious leaders who criticized him for his nonviolent protests, expressing a sophisticated frustration at those who stand by while oppression ravages minority communities.

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In his letter, Martin Luther King Jr. shows the clergymen their lack of morality by exposing their hypocrisy, and warns them of the dangers of  moderates and conformity, in order to solidify his argument that revolution is needed.

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Martin Luther King in his "Letter from Birmingham Jail" he uses strategies such as allusion to connect with his audience's emotions and

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In his "Letter From Birmingham Jail", civil rights activist, Martin Luther King addresses the claims of clergymen who have chosen not to support the fight for racial equality in the 1960's. King's response, compiled of rhetorical questions and strong pathos, appeal to the reader by allowing them to understand the necessity of fighting for justice and convinces them to support his cause.

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In the essay titled ¨Letter from Birmingham Jail¨, Martin Luther King Jr. tries to depict the brutalities that African-Americans have faced in order to convince the white clergymen that they deserve certain rights as well. He uses pathos to appeal to their emotional feelings to persuade them to help their cause.

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King seeks to appeal to the moral and religious obligations of his audience in his letter to convince his fellow clergymen and other white moderates that waiting for justice is no longer possible and that it must be fought for through direct action in the hopes that they will join him in his efforts to achieve civil rights for the African American community.

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In his "Letter from Birmingham Jail", Martin Luther King, uses his skills as a former pastor to create an emotional appeal to show the lives that African-American men and women had to live in America, King uses a passionate tone to force his audience to create a change.

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King utilizes his personal experiences with racial injustice, biblical allusions, and a tie between himself and the clergymen to help convince the clergymen to see the validity of his position on nonviolent protest and help them reconsider the actions they have been taking.

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In MLK's famous letter written from the Birmingham jail, he emphasizes the God given rights to all men and the duty to protect the rights of others, as he condemns the moderate position in the face of such injustice and uses his experience and logic to help readers understand the urgency of the situation.

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In his piece, "Letter from Birmingham Jail," Dr. King appeals to the religious values of the white clergymen he writes to and builds off those values with his own firsthand experience of racism in order to promote nonviolent action and make his audience reconsider why they may be opposed to it.

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In his letter, King emphasizes powerful imagery and various religious allusions in order to connect with his audience on an emotional level, ultimately providing justification and empathy for his cause.

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Throughout his powerful letter, King aims to convince his audience of the importance of the Civil Rights Movement by criticizing those who have not made enough efforts towards it, and justifies his position through a series of biblical allusions and descriptions of his own personal experiences.

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In King's letter, he employs the uses of bringing up similarities between himself and others religiously, as well as other comparisons such as the present time to nazi Germany to explain why he stands up to laws he believes to be unjust.

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In Martin Luther King, Jr.'s 1963 letter to opposing white clergymen, King uses the great suffering of black people and religious comparisons to Christian history and the Bible to assert that nonviolent direct action is a necessity for any theoretical change.

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In his address to the clergymen and moderates of Birmingham, MLK explains his disappointment with the moderates, especially those of his faith, who have failed to contribute to the fight for civil rights. By continually and directly making the audience question whether or not their lack of action is just, King forces the readers to reevaluate their morals and consider joining him to fight for civil rights.